Bringing Sexy Back

This summer, more than any other, has been a total whirlwind for me. Life in the office has been particularly hectic (good hectic, but hectic nonetheless), the parties and drinks and dinners out have literally not stopped since May, and I've been on such a steady streak of dating that my friends now have me dubbed as "The Crazy Serial Dater." Great.

But now, as the good times wind down a little as fall rapidly approaches, surprisingly I'm not feeling as gloomy as I usually do. The boring prospect of colder weather, a tamer lifestyle, and layers upon layers of clothing usually stresses me out beyond belief but this year, I'm actually kind of looking forward to it. This is totally and completely uncharacteristic of me. I mean, it goes against my basic human nature (growing up on a tropical island, and all). I love the summer! I never want it to end! There's something about hot weather that's just...sexier. Really, what's sexy about being shrouded in ten pounds of heavy wool in the freezing cold?!

These are the questions I've been pondering lately. But today, Cathy Horyn's genius Thursday Styles article in the New York Timesanswered them all. She put it best when she wrote, "Fashion is a short-haul experience and a lot of us went for the ride. `Love the platforms and baby-doll dresses' soon became `Hate the platforms and baby-doll dresses.'" This fall's clothes are more body-conscious, fitted, and sexy than clothes have been in a LONG time. Gone are the bubble dresses and babydolls of yesterday, here are pencil skirts, snug knits, and high waists! And that, ladies, is SO refreshing to me right now. As much as I've loved and lived in my roomy balloon dresses, I am really excited about dressing up in womanly clothes again.

So in that way, at least, we'll still hold onto a little bit of summer's provocative mood. Who would've thought? Fall is literally bringing sexy back.

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